The total sample demographical and care requirement characteristics of 111 patients who required a medical emergency team call to the radiology department (MET-RD) during their radiology care Intra-RD, and comparisons of characteristics according to their outcomes of post-MET care requirements and mortality
| Characteristics | Post-MET-RD patient outcomes | ||||
| Intra-RD patient demographics and care requirements | n=111 | Higher care, n=78 | p* | Death, n=28 | p† |
| Radiology modality | |||||
| CT | 49 (44) | 33 (42) | 0.22 | 15 (54) | 0.28 |
| MRI | 24 (22) | 19 (24) | 4 (14) | ||
| Interventional radiology | 14 (13) | 10 (13) | 5 (18) | ||
| General x-ray | 14 (13) | 7 (9) | 1 (4) | ||
| Other (nuclear medicine, peripheral vascular, ultrasound) | 10 (9) | 9 (12) | 3 (11) | ||
| MET-RD aetiology | |||||
| Cardiac | 45 (41) | 29 (37) | 0.41 | 11 (39) | 0.86 |
| Respiratory | 32 (29) | 26 (33) | 9 (32) | ||
| Neurological | 28 (25) | 19 (24) | 6 (21) | ||
| Other | 6 (5) | 4 (5) | 2 (7) | ||
| Sedation in the RD | 18 (16) | 11 (14) | 0.19 | 7 (25) | 0.30 |
| Monitor in the RD | 63 (57) | 45 (58) | 0.76 | 21 (75) | 0.02 |
| RD level of surveillance | |||||
| RD Tech only | 36 (40) | 27 (35) | 0.49 | 4 (15) | 0.04 |
| RD RN | 15 (14) | 9 (12) | 4 (15) | ||
| ICU/non-ICU RN | 49 (43) | 35 (45) | 16 (59) | ||
| Advanced patient care technician | 5 (5) | 5 (6) | 2 (8) | ||
Data are presented as n (%).
↵* p Values refer to comparisons within columns of higher care (transfer to a higher care unit, increased respiratory support increased cardiac support or transfer for procedure) and return to previous level of care.
↵† p Values refer to comparison within columns of death and survival to discharge.
ICU, intensive care unit; RN, registered nurse; Tech, technician.